Something Like That
Unforgettable Moments: Love, Barbecue Stains, and Sunset Skies
Lyrics
It was Labor Day weekend I was seventeen
Describes the setting as Labor Day weekend when the narrator was seventeen years old.
I bought a Coke and some gasoline
The narrator purchased a Coke and gasoline.
And I drove out to the County Fair
He drove to the County Fair.
When I saw her for the first time
He saw a girl for the first time.
She was standing there in the ticket line
The girl was standing in the ticket line at the fair.
And it all started right then and there
The beginning of a significant moment or relationship started at that point.
Oh a sailor's sky made a perfect sunset
Describes a beautiful sunset with a sky reminiscent of a sailor's view.
And that's a day I'll never forget
Expresses the memorable nature of that particular day.
I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
Narrator had a stain on his white t-shirt from a barbecue.
She was killing me in that mini-skirt
The girl looked stunning in her mini-skirt.
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
They were engaged in a playful activity near the river and railroad tracks.
She had a sun tan line and red lipstick
The girl had a tan line from the sun and wore red lipstick.
I worked so hard for that first kiss
The narrator worked hard to earn their first kiss.
And a heart don't forget something like that
Memories like the first kiss stay with the heart.
Well it was five years later on a south-bound plane
Repeated verses from a later encounter, indicating a chance reunion with the same girl.
I was headed down to New Orleans
-To meet some friends of mine for the Mardi Gras
-When I heard a voice from the past
-Coming from a few rows back
-and when I looked I couldn't believe just what I saw
-She said, "I bet you don't remember me"
-And I said, "Only every other memory"
-I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
Continuation of memories and feelings from the past encounter with the girl.
You were killing me in that mini-skirt
-Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
-You had a sun tan line and red lipstick
-I worked so hard for that first kiss
-And a heart don't forget something like that
-Like an old photograph
Expresses the idea that while feelings might fade, the memory of first love remains.
Time can make a feeling fade
-But the memory of the first love
-Never fades away
-I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
Repeated verses reinforcing the enduring impact of the memories created with the girl.
She was killing me in that mini-skirt
-Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
-She had a sun tan line and red lipstick
-I worked so hard for that first kiss
-And a heart don't forget, no a heart don't forget
-I said a heart don't forget something like that
-Oh, not something like that
Reiterates the sentiment that certain memories, especially those associated with first love, are unforgettable.
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